Production of Fumonisins by Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium proliferatum Isolates Associated with Equine Leukoencephalomalacia and a Pulmonary Edema Syndrome in Swine
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1990
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Abstract
During the 1989 corn harvest season, the National Veterinary
Services Laboratories received numerous reports of
outbreaks of equine leukoencephalomalacia (ELEM) and a
porcine pulmonary edema syndrome (PPE). The PPE outbreaks
were generally confined to the central portion of the
United States, while ELEM cases in several states, ranging
from Arizona to Maryland, were reported. In almost all
cases, feed containing corn and/or corn screenings from the
1989 harvest was implicated as the causative factor. Because
ELEM is known to be caused by fumonisin B, (FB,) (4), a
mycotoxin produced by Fusarium moniliforme, and because
a PPE-like syndrome caused by feeding F. moniliforme
culture material (CM) to swine has been reported (3), feed
samples were collected for mycological evaluation and
chemical analyses. Nine feed samples were obtained from
farms in southeastern Iowa: two were associated with an
ELEM case (284A and 284B), five were associated with PPE
cases (943A, 567, 615, 317A, and 378B), and two were not
associated with animal health problems (943B and 317B).
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Fumonisins, Fusarium moniliforme, Fusarium proliferatum, Equine Leukoencephalomalacia, Pulmonary Edema Syndrome
Citation
Ross, P. F., Nelson, P. E., Richard, J. L., Osweiler, G. D., Rice, L. G., Plattner, R. D., & Wilson, T. M. (1990). Production of fumonisins by Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium proliferatum isolates associated with equine leukoencephalomalacia and a pulmonary edema syndrome in swine. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 56(10), 3225-3226.